Billy Mitchell
United States Army general during World War I (1879-1936) · United States · Died at 56
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Something wrong?William Lendrum Mitchell was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force.
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Mitchell as assistant chief of Air Service (in non-regulation uniform)![The French-built SPAD XVI which Mitchell piloted in the war, now exhibited inside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The SPAD XVI, an observation and bomber aircraft, has a Lewis twin machine gun mounted in the rear cockpit.[14]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Spad_XVI.jpg/500px-Spad_XVI.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The French-built SPAD XVI which Mitchell piloted in the war, now exhibited inside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The SPAD XVI, an observation and bomber aircraft, has a Lewis twin machine gun mounted in the rear cockpit.[14]![Mitchell posing with his Vought VE-7 Bluebird aircraft at the Bolling Field Air Tournament in Washington, D.C., held on May 14-16, 1920[15]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/General_Mitchell.jpg/1280px-General_Mitchell.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Mitchell posing with his Vought VE-7 Bluebird aircraft at the Bolling Field Air Tournament in Washington, D.C., held on May 14-16, 1920[15]
Mitchell posing with his Thomas-Morse MB-3
Col. Archie Miller, Benedict Crowell, Lt. Ross Kirkpatrick, Mitchell and Sgt. E.N. Bruce
The wreck of the Indiana in the shallow waters of Chesapeake Bay. In the background the remains of San Marcos are visible.
Frankfurt burning during bombing testsAwards
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Lived 1879 to 1936 · aged 56
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